Seattle Faces Rigid Pool Room Ban Yet Enforcement Lags
A harsh city ordinance against pool rooms and betting on horse races exists in Seattle but has never been enforced. The law could arrest 76 men and ban poker in saloons, yet police have never acted. Pool rooms reap thousands daily, diverting city funds to distant telegraph lines and tracks, while bribery and corruption sustain the gambling network. Continued on Page …
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Beattie
New York
East
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San Francisco
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Telegraph
Western Union Telegraph Company
Seattle Ordinance Criminalizing Bets On Markets and Horse Racing
The city council enacted Ordinance 9863 forbidding establishments that register bets on stock and mercantile prices or on horse race results. Violations carry fines up to 100 dollars or up to 30 days in jail, or both. The measure was passed July 6, 1903 and signed by Mayor T. J. Humes on July 8, 1903.
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Stock Exchange
Seattle
T. J. Humes
Toronto Fire Devastates Wholesale District and Bank
A massive Toronto fire from last night wiped out almost the wholesale business section along Wellington Street, spreading swiftly in gale winds. Firefighter Chief Thompson suffered a broken leg after a jump to safety. Fireman Dowkes is believed missing. Engines from London Hamilton Buffalo aided as the blaze reached Bank of Montreal and several warehouses and firms were destroyed.
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At & O'Clock
Currie Warehouse
Queen's Hotel
Hay Street
National Club
Gillespie, Angley & Co
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Comfort Boap Works
Davis & Henderson
Jessup Steel Company
R. B. Hutchinson & Co
Alcott, Sargent & Westwood
Dodds Medicine Company
Western Steamship Company
Richard L. Baker Company
C. H. Westwood & Co
Garland Manufacturing Company
F. H. Cragg
Rothschilds Bros. & Co
Plan Jap plot to destroy Russian warships
Reported plot to blow up ships under construction in Russian yards near the cruiser Almaz and Jemtehug with internal machines found. Japanese agents said to be taken into custody near the battleship Borodino.
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Almaz
City Health Department Faces Pruning After State Funds
A city audit committee meeting will discuss sweeping health department changes aimed at reducing operating costs. Members include Mayor Ballinger Comptroller Riplinger Finance Chairman Rude and Treasurer Rathbun following state funds related to municipal Heriting plant bonds.
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Piles Friends Alarmed by Furth Senatorial Prospects
Supporters of Samuel H. M. Piles plan a 4 oclock conference at Jacob Furths bank to press his candidacy for senator amid Furths tentative stance. A prior meeting with Furth produced little clarity as his stance remains uncertain while Piles seeks union against a looming caucus decision.
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Samuel HM. Piles
Fosters Tego
Mr. Furth
City health department under scrutiny over costs and staffing
City officials debate reform as health department employees fear potential layoffs next month. Officials anticipate reductions in spending and trace mismanagement to political patronage under past administrations. The mayor pursues efficiency while candidates like A Case and others seek Republican nomination in the Forty Sixth district.
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Jobe
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C. & Greason
John A. Whalley
Cs A. Wakefield
Browns in Town Reclaims Fugitive James Brown
James Brown the bunko man escaped from Deputy Sheriff Hill on Monday night and returned to the county last night to surrender to Sheriff Cod hee. He was assisted by Maud Silverstein who lured him back from Tacoma. Brown’s preliminary hearing is reset for next Friday and the three pair bond prelims for May 6 despite claims they jumped bail. Doss Miller denies nonpayment while the Independent Brewing company holds the saloon license.
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Justice George
Doss Miller
Colonnade
Independent Brewing Company
Burglary Hits Ripple Home. Pennies and Jewelry Taken
W. W. Ripple reports a Tuesday night break in at his 1911 Thirty-second Avenue South residence. $15 in pennies and $9 in bills were stolen along with a lady's gold watch and chain. Entry was gained by prying open a window.
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W. W. Ripple
Weel seeks divorce from Italian man after shooting incidents
Mrs Weel files for divorce in superior court accusing L Weel of cruelty and seeks custody of four children. She reports fears of further harm upon his discharge from Moned hospital where the Italian husband is recovering after a back shot. A restraining order is in place during the custody case.
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Rumor Claims Japanese Land Troops Near Newchwang
London report cites a Russian rumor of a full Japanese landing at Newchwang. Fortified by the Russians, the port’s seizure would aid Japanese harbor access and inland approaches. A fleet of about 70 transports reportedly passed Port Arthur en route to Newchwang with troops and supplies.
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Central News
St. Petersburg
Newschwang
Newehwang
Port Arthur
Smoot Hearing Focuses on Polygamy and Law
Brig ham Roberts, one of the seven first presidents of the Mormon church, testifies at the Smoot inquiry. He describes three marriages beginning in 1877 and eight children with Celia Dibble by his second wife, and confirms a later marriage to Mrs. Shipp. He says polygamy was a divine institution and admits living in polygamous cohabitation despite legal and church objections.
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Brigham Roberts
Congress
Smoot
Senate
Celia Dibble
Daniel H. Welle
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Welle
Had Handy Namesake Louis Cohen Arrested for Disorderly Charge
Louis Cohen once ran a Washington street jewelry shop was arrested this afternoon and jailed as a disorderly person. J Baird Cohen, a Lincoln resident, suffered from misrepresentations by his namesake Touls Cohen who ran up bills and used a leading chiropodist to charge work to the Lincoln. Investigations showed the Lincoln Cohen had not had his corn patch cultivated, and Louis Cohen awaits further custody.
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J. Baird Cohen
Lincoln
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Cohen
Snowstorm Delays Baseball Games Across Cities
Police report an investigation as Clerk Easson makes an arrest. In Chicago on April D a snowstorm from St Louis postponed the Cleveland St Louis game. Brooklyn and Philadelphia games were canceled due to freezing weather. St Louis and southern Missouri received heavy snowfall the heaviest in April in years.
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Miscouri
Woman in San Francisco Attempted Self Harm After Husband Leaves
Frances F Pijlbert of a Los Angeles Spanish family tried to asphyxiate herself after learning her husband deserted her. She lies in a hospital in precarious condition. Police believe the husband has gone to Seattle.
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Frances F Pijlbert
Los Angeles
Seattle
General Bell Heads to Denver for Habeas Corpus Hearing
Telluride reports General Bell with three officers and 17 men departed for Denver this morning carrying President Mayer of the Western Federation to attend the habeas corpus case in the supreme court tomorrow.
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